Kevin Ware: You can take the banner but you won't take this 'fat ass ring'

Interim president and athletic director Postel and Tyra comment in The NCAA's ruling to strip UofL of its 2013 national championship.
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U of L's Kevin Ware returns to the bench after playing for the first time since a season-ending leg injury in March in U of L's game against Pikeville at the KFC Yum! Center. Nov. 6, 2013.(Photo: Jessica Ebelhar/The Courier-Journal)Buy Photo

The NCAA's Infractions Appeals Committee said Tuesday that it upheld the Committee on Infractions' ruling that Louisville must vacate 123 wins, including the 2013 title and the 2012 Final Four appearance, as punishment in the school's escort case.

It is the first time in modern Division I men's basketball history that a championship was vacated.

Still got this fat ass ring which means my guys definitely won a chip, if I’m not mistaken of course.

The decision, released via the NCAA's website, was the last step in an infractions process that lasted more than two years after Katina Powell's bombshell book prompted an NCAA investigation in October 2015.

The internet was alive with memes, especially going after former Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino over whether or not he would remove his back tattoo commemorating the title.